Corporate Solicitor

Aberdein Considine are looking for a dynamic and driven Solicitor to join our Corporate Department in either our Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. The successful candidate will develop a client base through providing good service to new clients to the Firm and by introducing personal and or business connections to the Firm. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting senior colleagues with a wide variety of transactions and matters including M&A and corporate work, commercial contracts and general ongoing legal advice to businesses, owners, investors and management teams
• Assisting in reviewing, drafting and reporting on a variety of legal documents (with partner-led guidance and supervision as appropriate)
• Assisting in corporate transactions including dataroom set-up, undertaking / responding to due diligence enquiries and undertaking / reviewing disclosure aspects of a transaction, preparing and negotiating ancillary documents, managing documents checklists and assisting with completion meetings and completion process
• Attending to client communications, by meeting, email, phone and video conferencing
• Undertaking legal research to support transactions and projects
• Preparing reports and advice notes to clients on company and business law and on the terms of legal documents or proposed transactions
• Assisting with company secretarial matters
• Promoting the Department and the Firm through Business Development

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws – LL.B Scots Law & Diploma in Legal Practice

Skills and Experience

• NQ – ideally some post qualification experience in a Corporate Department

Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of company law and corporate transactions
• Commercial and business awareness

Aptitudes

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and time management
• Ability to swiftly analyse situations and solve problems
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Enthusiastic and hardworking
• Adaptable and accommodating
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good team player